American girl in London sings southern plantation melodies
Miss Clara Alexander of Memphis Tennessee rises to fame in England by performing old southern native songs for the King and Queen. She declines a stage career to preserve the authentic plantation melodies and charms London with her vocal tour.
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King
Southland
London
Clara Alexander
Memphis
Tend
Old England
England
Miss Alexander
John Mackay
Tennessee
Ale
South
Darky
Gilbert
Lady Bancroft
Ughta
Juliet
Lady Ludlow
Portland Place
Mackay
Alexander
Dressing in Style Browne Sits on Street After Car Ride
In Cleveland Ohio the Hon Augustus Browne is jolted by a loose car step, trousers catching on metal, and he ends up seated on Belgian blocks as the car departs. Spectators mock and Browne surveys the scene, while a fashionable London bound singer Miss Clara Alexander rises from Tennessee to fame with social backing from Mrs Mackay and Lady Bancroft.
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Augustus Browne
Cleveland
Calo
Rowne
Mr. Browne
Ty Lane
Elyne
Thomse Johnece
Mas Fo
Japan's Grand Old Man Ito Made Part of Western Japan
Marquis Ito, born to a rustic gardener, fled Japan to escape conservatives who opposed Western reforms. He traveled to Europe hidden in a silk bale for 26 hours, later becoming a prominent Westernized figure in the Occident and pursuing a life of wealth and influence.
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Marquis Ito
Juzo Ito
Europe
Laverpeel
Japan
China trains forty thousand strong army show gains from Japanese influence
The Shangtung maneuvers display China’s growing military efficiency with forty thousand troops equipped with Mauser rifles and modern gear. Diplomats noted disciplined infantry, strong general control, and Japanese officers evident among units. Cavalry remained the weaker branch, yet observers saw an emergent interlIgent army shaped by Japanese methods and equipment.
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China
Shangtung
Yuan Shi Kai
Chiles
Anit
Sulphur Deposits in Trans-Pecos Draw Interest
Geologists report a ten million ton sulphur belt in El Paso County north of the Texas Pacific line. The deposit spans about ten thousand acres with an average thickness of twenty feet. Illnole capitalists and European experts allegedly invest, but no railroad exists nearby. Toyah is the closest station, twenty miles away. Annual U S consumption is around 590 000 tons, mostly imported from Italy. Pontstena leads production in the United States with pyrite sources, and a fresh supply is said to cover twenty years. The Buijs Company Ltd dominates global sulphur trade.
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trans-Pecos
el Paso County
Texas Pacific Railroad
Thiphur
Toyah
United States
Italy
Pontstena
Th Feel Ao Buijs Company
Litatad
Enfeebled Giant Mae Looks at Street Case
A garbled fragment hints at a feeble giant and street case involving the podastia, suggesting an illness not necessarily incurable as in similar cases. The readable text is fragmentary and does not provide clear names, dates, or locations.
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Mae
Stree
Podastia
Fragmented OCR note on land rights and corporate ownership
An uncertain OCR fragment discusses private corporations owning lands within boundaries and transferable rights. Mentions giants, timber, and lumber syndicates acquiring lands for accumulative purposes, with garbled surrounding text. Specific entities, dates, or places are unclear due to the damaged source.
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Ics
Aber
Easter Lily Hybrid Shortens Grow Time and Lowers Price
The Department of Agriculture reports a cross between the Bermuda lily and a Philippine species to create a fast blooming Easter lily hybrid. The new plant matures in four to five months, potentially reducing costs and enabling broader access to the flower next year. Florists aim to shorten greenhouse growth time, improving efficiency and reducing prices.
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Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Plant Industry
Philippines
Timber and land bills loom in Congress debate
Public and legislative clash surrounds timber grabbing and land allotment debates. Proposals to raise homestead entries from 40 to 640 acres face opposition over productivity and grazing needs. Montana and western states eyed for state wide inclusion, while agricultural potential improves with new crops and farming methods.
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Congress
South Dakota
Colorado
Montana
West
Agricultural policy and timber law combat land grabs
The article surveys public land policy including timber and land laws, recounting repeal of the timber and stone act, criticism by the Public Lands Commission, and attempts to curb timber grabbing. It notes potential of irrigated and herb crops on public lands and the need for development through irrigation and grazing management.
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Dick Se
Mwest
Timber Landa
Northwest
Public Lands Commission
Public Lands Committee
House of
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Foreigh
Mand
Bibel
East
Lande de
Oregon
Bermuda
Philippine
Secretary of the Interior
General Land Office
Gifford Pinchot
the Public Lands
Cea Gorin
MD. Crane Company
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